Gaetano Surname

91,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Gaetano Surname User-submission:

From the Portuguese given name Caetano, possibly from Italian Gaetano. It is ultimately of Latin origin, Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta", modern Gaeta in Italy.

Gaetano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,4321:25,1474,475
United States1,7771:203,97220,029
Argentina3421:124,98110,556
Venezuela1991:151,7794,650
Canada1741:211,75620,505
France691:962,648108,938
Australia661:409,02632,879
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Austria141:608,24554,975
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gaetano (183,327) may also be a first name.

Gaetano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Portuguese given name Caetano, possibly from Italian Gaetano. It is ultimately of Latin origin, Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta", modern Gaeta in Italy.

- mfariacastro

It is a surname of Italian origin, illustrious Roman family.

It comes from the name of the Gaeta city, Italy.

- saelizondor

Gaetano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gaetano Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gaetano (Arabic: جايتانو, Russian: Гаэтано) is found most in Italy. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaetano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,027th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,385,465 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gaetano live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 5,731st most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 183,327 people.

Gaetano is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 2,432 people, or 1 in 25,147. In Italy it is mostly found in: Calabria, where 54 percent live, Campania, where 15 percent live and Lazio, where 9 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Gaetano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaetano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaetano surname grew 35,540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaetano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Gaetano last name are 2.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gaetano earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning €38,533 per year; in United States they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $49,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gaetano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaetano in the Russian language
Гаэтаноgaetano-
Gaetano in the Arabic language
جايتانوjaytanw-
جيتانوjytanw-

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